Dramatic Pictures Show WTC Progress

MANHATTAN — At ground level, those who pass by the World Trade Center site can see a fence, construction equipment and buildings rising from the ruins of Ground Zero.

But a stunning overhead view tells a much different story - less than a month before the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

A series of photographs taken on Aug. 12 shows the reflecting pools and plaza planted with trees.

It also shows the gleaming, glass-covered One World Trade Center soaring above the downtown skyline. Earlier this month, the tower became the tallest building in Lower Manhattan at 78 stories and 961 feet.

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